The Forested Path (and Beyond): BUTTERFLIES of RAUB: Upolampes group

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

The Banded Blue Pierrot, Discolampa ethion thalimar (Fruhstorfer)

This tiny butterfly looks like a lesser marked Common Pierrot (Castalius rosimon) and is found in the same localities.

Habitat indicator

RSP	WV	PG	VF	FTR	SC	LWDF	LWPF	LMEF	UMN	MN
x			x	x		x	x	x	x

Frequency observation chart: (S marks the usual occurences, H marks an unusually high occurence, F for first record) NOTE: S= S1-S3

2013
Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
		S	S

2013		2014
Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct
				S	S	S	S	S	S

2014

2015

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mac

Apr

May

June

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

S S4

2016
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
				S1

2017
Jan	Feb	Mac	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
								S1S2	S2

In flight: the blue sheen that gives it its name. 15 March 2014 @ 13:24

11:27

22 March 2014 @ 13:31

12 April 2014 @ 13:44

Above photos 29 July 2014 @ 11:35 -38

Visiting a Leea indica bush: 31 Dec 2014 @ 12:42

S1: 29 May 2016 @ 11:09

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

The Elbowed Pierrot, Caleta elna elvira (Fruhstorfer)

This is another black and white butterfly that can be seen puddling with its commoner cousin the Straight Pierrot. As its eponymous name suggests, its undersides markings present a clear elbowed black band that runs through the base of its hindwing to its forewing, bending at space 3.

Habitat indicator